Bulletproof: Tim
Tim Young was on the trip of a lifetime in Canada when a snowboarding accident left him a tetraplegi...
Bulletproof: Jezza
A canyoning accident in Switzerland left Jezza Williams a tetraplegic. An adventurer at heart, just ...
Being Me: Samarra
Samarra Wright grew up fearing she’d get MND - it killed her mother and many of her wider family. H...
Bulletproof: Ashley
30-year-old Ashley Treseder dived off a pier in NSW and broke his neck. Now fresh out of rehab and i...
Cody's New Game
After breaking his neck in a ruby game, 17-year-old Cody Everson has and to adjust to life in a whee...
Bulletproof: Bailley
Bailley Unahi was crushed when a balcony collapsed on her at a student concert in Dunedin. Paralysed...
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 5
For years we've been told to eat less and move more and that we are in control of what we eat; but p...
I Have Burns, What's Your Excuse?
75% of Dukie King's body was burned in an accident as a toddler. Now 5, his first day of school is q...
Maia and Letitia
Maia Amai's face was ravaged in a car fire when she was a toddler. She barely left the house until c...
Timor Leste: A Love Story
Joel Morais Fernandes lives in Timor Leste, one of the poorest countries in the world. After a motor...
Being Me: Hayley
17-year-old double amputee, Haley Birch is breaking records. Having survived meningococcal disease, ...
My Perfect Family: Creative Clan
Ranger Ashurst is eleven and needs regular injections to control his Chrone's disease, his eight yea...
Young in Aged Care
They're 24 people you want to meet. All are finalists in the 8th annual Attitude Awards, an event ho...
Where Are They Now? Louisa's Baby
While her family raises her son in New Zealand, Louisa lives in Samoa. 2 year old Lance is travellin...
Where Are They Now? Maija's Story
We catch up with a delightful ten year old who loves telling tales... but Maija Fredrichberg's own m...
Maia
Maia Amai bears brutal scars - the result of a car fire when she was just 18mth olds. A subsequent s...
Bulletproof: Sophia
Sophia Malthus became a quadriplegic after being thrown off her horse. Follow this sassy young woman...
My Perfect Family: Cystic Sisters
Kristy and Nikki are sisters and young mums who bring smiles to the faces of strangers by doing surp...
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 2
Brian Kairau can't feel his feet. Years of Type 2 Diabetes has damaged the small blood vessels leavi...
Bulletproof: Matthew
Carefree farmer Matt Bryson lost his leg in an accident on the family farm four years ago. He contin...
Being Me Sam
Sam Humphrey is the height of your average 7-year old. Except that he's not 7 - he's 22. However Sam...
Barney Makes a Difference
Barney lost his hands and legs after an aggressive bout of meningitis. Now a high achiever, Barney i...
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 1
Type 2 Diabetes is one of the most serious public health issues facing New Zealanders. What is it li...
Where are They Now? Shakti: A Message to My Younger Self
What's it like to go from being the cute kid in a wheelchair, to facing the mayhem of high school? S...
Bandwidth and Bandages
Ashley Worthy has skin as fragile as a butterfly's wings; that will blister and peel at the slightes...
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 4
Type 2 Diabetes is now the leading cause of death in Samoa. It threatens to overwhelm the health sys...
Where Are They Now? Bea Learns to Dance
Bea Wuts was 4 years old when both her feet were amputated. Now 8, Bea is a keen swimmer and horse r...
Green and Golden Couple
Chris Bond and Bridie Kean are both amputees who wear their scars with pride. This couple knows a lo...
Lilly's Legs
Lilly Lomas had both legs amputated. She is now learning to walk on prosthetics; maybe her heroines ...
Louisa's Baby
Thirty-two-year-old Luisa faces the cruel reality that bureaucracy and her disability stand in the w...
Bulletproof: Gareth
A daring university stunt that went horribly wrong left Gareth Lynch with a permanent spinal injury....
Life with a Backwards Foot
Seventeen-year old Sean Prenderville survived aggressive cancer in his thigh bone and underwent a ra...
Frontline Paramedic
Paramedic, Derek Eady, lost his leg after falling 5m from his own roof. He's refusing to give up on ...
Andy McDowell: Switched On
Andy McDowell has early onset Parkinson's disease, which impacts every aspect of his life. He hopes ...
Scott's Comeback
After loosing his leg from a rugby injury, Scott Martlew thought his dreams of becoming an elite ath...
My Perfect Family: Twins
For young mum Nikki Stokes being a mother of five means there's never a dull moment. With non-verbal...
Being Me: Claire
Claire Freeman's achieved a lot since a spinal injury that put her in a wheelchair at 17, a design d...
Being Me Nick
Nick Chisholm is a body builder whose body is paralysed, a talker who spells words out with his eyes...
The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 3
At 52, former gang leader turned youth worker Brian Kairau has one more dream left: riding a Harley.
The World According to Gary
Gary Endacott has run marathons and climbed mountains but nothing prepared him for finding work as a...
When Anthea Met Micheal
Anthea and Michael might seem like an unlikely couple, but the soul mates say they can read each oth...
Barry DeGeest: Beyond Thalidomide
From an international medical disaster comes one of the world's most colourful characters. Barry DeG...
Amanda's Recovery
New Mum Amanda Lowry had it all. Everything changed after a freak surfing accident left her a Tetrap...
Being Me: Brylee
At six, Brylee Mills lost her arm, and has been coming to terms with it ever since. She's embarking ...
Being Me Shakti
Shakti Krishnan is leaving his family to pursue tertiary life in the big smoke, and to prove to his ...
Erica takes control
Is confidence more than skin deep? Born with multiple physical abnormalities, Erica Perry weighs up ...
My Alive Day
Cameron Clapp was 15 years old when he was hit by a freight train. It took both his legs and an arm,...
Diabetes: Back from the Brink
Paul and Boxer could have died of type 2 diabetes years ago, but against the odds, they've transform...
Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot
Having beaten an aggressive cancer in his thigh bone, 14-year-old Sean Prendeville is now facing a r...
Amanda's New Life
A freak surfing accident in 2013 turned Amanda Lowry's world upside down. One year on and Amanda is ...
Baby Charlotte Grows Up
Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman lost her limbs to meningitis as a baby. Now she's 11, and learning to do ...
The Daverts
Michaela Davert, her twin brother Austin, and Mum Missy all live with a condition called Brittle Bon...
Noel In Focus
Born with a condition that means she is gradually losing muscle strength and mobility, Noel Ratapu i...
Blake and Ryan Go Flatting
Experts said they wouldn't live past the age of two but today Blake and Ryan Leitch are enjoying the...
Living With Parkinson's
Andy McDowell is a 48-year-old marketing consultant, husband and father to two young girls. He also ...
Bulletproof: Ephraim
A 35-metre jump off a waterfall left newlywed Ephraim Gudgeon with a spinal injury. The self-confess...
Being Me: Erica
Born with a rare condition that affects her outward appearance, Erica Perry proves it’s what’s on th...
The Deaf Side: Part 3
The final installment of the three part series about the Marlins, a club rugby team made up of entir...
The Deaf Side: Part 2
Continue the mini-series with the Marlins; a group of rugby mad blokes who all happen to be Deaf. Fo...
The Deaf Side: Part 1
The first of a 3 part series about the Marlins; a group of rugby mad Kiwi blokes who all happen to b...
SheLift Part 1
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
SheLift: Part 2
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
The Truth About Disability: Part 3
The final chapter in a series revealing the �truth about disability,� there are plenty of laughs in ...
Arthritis
Meet three inspirational young women pursuing their ambitions while living with arthritis - includin...
Cameron Comes of Age
In everything he does, Cameron Leslie has had to find his own way. Born without fully formed arms an...
Mark Grantham: Mark's Vision
Mark has cerebral palsy and a goal to fly to Africa to visit the children he supports through World ...
Mackenzie's Voice
Mackenzie is a young woman bursting with enthusiasm and ready to take on the world, shows us her way...
The Truth About Disability: Part 1
A three part series revealing the �Truth About Disability.� A wide range of perspectives on all the ...
Christine Amosa
Christine lives with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare condition where she has progressively lost ...
Mackenzie CP
Makenzie Kench has Cerebral Palsy and has very high physical needs. She's assisted with a talk link ...
Jess Teenager
Music, make-up and social media, Jess Coppock is a typical teenager, having contracted transverse my...
The Value of Art
In the art world they're referred to as outsider artists. They live with disability and they've neve...
Holly Talks Tech
Holly Ross is 11 years old and loves to chat at least she does now thanks to developing talk technol...
The Truth About Disability: Part 2
Part two of a series revealing the truth about disability: a frank conversation on the more delicate...
Tegan University: Campus Life
Tegan has Muscular Dystrophy and uses a power chair to get around, so she faces a few additional cha...
Aging with SCI
People weren't designed to be sitting down all of their lives. Aging with SCI is a recent phenomenon...
Skateboard Kevin: Skateboarding Traveller
American exchange student Kevin Connolly has no legs, he's traveling the world on his skateboard
Shooting from the Hip
Charlotte has had nine surgeries to overcome hip dysplasia.
Amosa Update
Catch up with Christine, who lives with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare condition where she has ...
Kerri Bonner
With a a high level of cerebral palsy, Kerri Bonner may look like she needs help, but Kerri is geari...
Bulletproof: Amanda
It’s been seven years since Amanda Lowry broke her neck while surfing. Accepting a new normal with t...
Bulletproof: Dinesh
Halfway through medical school, a car accident left Dinesh Palipana tetraplegic. Despite huge hurdle...
Diabetes: The Silent Killer
Type 2 diabetes is New Zealand’s silent killer. More than 250,000 Kiwis live with it; a further 100,...
My Perfect Family: Bold As Brass
As New Zealanders living in Australia, Abbi and Morgan Brass received no government support when the...
Being Me: Claudia
Claudia survived leukaemia, but the treatment that saved her life also left her with permanent disab...
Bulletproof: Anita
A life-changing quad bike accident at 18 left Anita Kendrick paraplegic. But with determination and ...
My Perfect Family: Friedreich's Ataxia
Preparing for a 30th birthday is a big deal in the Boon family. Three out of five siblings live with...
Nikita Howarth
Nikita Howarth is a Para swimmer aiming to compete at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, c...
Gareth Lynch
Gareth Lynch is a Wheelchair rugby player as part of New Zealand’s Wheel Blacks. Four years ago, Lyn...
Ben Tuimaseve
Ben Tuimaseve is a Para athlete that competes in Para athletics, with a focus on shot put. Tuimaseve...
Ian's first steps
Iron Man Ian Winson lost both his legs in a freak gas explosion two years ago. He desperately wants ...
Being Me: Ivan
Profoundly blind acupuncturist and radio enthusiast, Ivan, is 72 years old. He’s never let his disab...
Being Me: Cory
Punk-rock frontman Cory Newman is creating big waves with his band. The award-winning 17-year-old, w...
Being Me: Nikayla
Living with Cerebral Palsy, Nikayla Wood never imagined she’d skydive or ski. But with a new zest fo...
Bailley's Story: Flying high after devastating balcony collapse
Bailley Unahi’s young life changed forever when a balcony fell on her, but it didn’t stop her settin...
Ian's story: How I lost my legs and found freedom
Though things looked bleak after a deadly explosion, Ian Winson didn't let it dampen his determinati...
Harper's story: How a back bend changed a child's life
When she was seven, Harper damaged her spine. Five years later she’s already ticking off her life go...
Barnes and Dodson: Back At The Helm
Kiwi Sailors David Barnes and Rick Dodson have enjoyed successful careers at the top of their field,...
Andrew's Story
Andrew Leslie sped down a bike track he'd ridden before – but he didn't make it to the end as planne...
My Perfect Family: Perrones
Young anime artist Bee Perrone lives with the rare condition, Ivemark Syndrome. Understanding this i...
Being Me: Jono
At birth, Jono Nelson was given just 24 hours to live. Now the Timaru-based hand cyclist, who lives ...
Outward Bound Pt1
A group of people living with physical disabilities arrives at Outward Bound, in the Marlborough Sou...
Outward Bound Pt2
As their Outward Bound adventure continues, a group of people living with physical disabilities tack...
Bulletproof: Sam
Following a spinal cord injury, young Tauranga man Sam Fitness has found a clever way to continue to...
Bulletproof: Pieta
Pieta Bouma was just 19 years old when she broke her back while living in Ecuador. Nearly two years ...
Being Me: Marfan Syndrome
Over 6 feet tall at just 13 years old, Milly manages the rare condition Marfan Syndrome, while griev...
Lisa Adams - Para athlete
Lisa Adams' life hasn't always been easy, but athletics is providing an opportunity for a change of ...
Being Me: Lusi
Groundbreaking performer Lusi Faiva reconnects with her Samoan heritage as she makes her mark on Wel...
Being Me: Cyrus
Resourceful 13-year-old Cyrus, who lives with Cerebral Palsy, wanted an accessible swing in the park...
Bulletproof: Shaz
Less than two years after losing her left arm, Shaz Dagg became the first female amputee to complete...
Being Me: Maisie
Maisie Chilton lives with Cerebral Palsy. Though she grew up around her mother's art, she didn't thi...
Being Me: John
Sport has been a huge part of John Marrable’s life since an accident put him in a wheelchair. His ma...
Being Me: Eamon
32-year-old Eamon Wood has travelled all over the world in his wheelchair. Now he’s back home in Chr...
Where Are They Now? Louisa's Baby
While her family raises her son in New Zealand, Louisa lives in Samoa. 2 year old Lance is travellin...
Living with Parkinson's: Clyde
When entrepreneur Clyde Campbell learned he had Parkinson's at 44, he started the Shake It Up founda...
The Road to Miss Amazing: Part 2
As the national Miss Amazing pageant in Chicago draws near so does the chance for one little 17-year...
Being Me Alix
Alix Generous has spoken at the United Nations, made a significant contribution to science, given tw...
Barney Makes a Difference
Barney lost his hands and legs after an aggressive bout of meningitis. Now a high achiever, Barney i...
Being Me: Gigi
Gigi, a sassy girl with Down Syndrome from a small town America has a big dream - to walk the catwal...
Louisa's Baby
Thirty-two-year-old Luisa faces the cruel reality that bureaucracy and her disability stand in the w...
The Road to Miss Amazing: Part 1
Each year over a hundred girls with learning disabilities gather with the hope of being crowned Miss...
My Perfect Family: Meet the Asners
They call themselves the "The Brady Bunch of Autism". Descendants of Hollywood royalty, Matt and Nav...
What's Up With Downs? Future
David Egan has worked on Capitol Hill, delivered speeches around the world in five different languag...
Return to Tuvalu
Stephen Homasi was the Director of Health for the remote island nation of Tuvalu. He never imagined ...
Sam in Hollywood
Sam Humphrey's lifelong dream was to be an actor. He was determined to never let his lack of height ...
Model in Milan
Quadrapligic model, Claire Freeman makes her debut on the international catwalk at Milan Fashion Wee...
The Daverts
Michaela Davert, her twin brother Austin, and Mum Missy all live with a condition called Brittle Bon...
A Curious Mind: St. Lucy's
To mainstream or not - a dilemma faced by parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Visit ...
The Value of Art
In the art world they're referred to as outsider artists. They live with disability and they've neve...
